Pricing for the Windows 7 editions
Possible pricing has leaked for the Windows 7 editions, though the information doesn't quite add up as nicely as you would expect it to.
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6.2.2009 Windows 7, what's the difference between the editions?
As Microsoft unveils the release candidate to TechNet and MSDN customers today we at Neowin wanted to answer that burning question, what is the difference between all these Windows 7 versions?
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30.4.2009 The Best Windows Antivirus – 2008 Editions
The search for the best antivirus of 2008 has advanced one step further, courtesy of security solution testing lab AV-Test.org. All the best available 2008 security suite editions were thrown against in excess of 1.1 million samples of malicious code on an arena of Windows XP SP2.
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13.3.2008 Windows 7 Product Editions: A Comparison
Back in February, I wrote an article, Windows 7 Product Editions, in which I discussed the various SKUs (stock keeping units, or product editions) that Microsoft would provide with its next operating system.
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30.3.2009 Windows Vista product editions revealed
If you've been wondering why Windows Vista has taken a long time to reach Beta 1, we can now tell you why: there are seven separate editions of Vista headed your way. OK, that's not the reason for the delay, but how else do you introduce that many OS versions, without invoking Snow White & friends? Join me now as I romp through the various editions, many of which you'll see are just barely differentiated.
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Microsoft Windows Vista Editions Finalised
According to sources close to Microsoft, the company has finalised the editions that they will be releasing mid-end of October 2006.
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13.2.2006 Windows Vista Editions Revealed Part 2
Microsoft has finalized the members of its next-generation desktop line-up. As expected, standalone Tablet and Media Center Editions are no more.
After months of maintaining that it had not yet finalized its Windows Vista line up, Microsoft seems finally to have decided upon a half dozen core Vista versions.
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19.2.2006 Updated: Windows 7 final editions announced
We recently revealed that Microsoft still hadn't announced how many flavors Windows 7 would ship in. In a recent briefing with Paul Thurrott, Microsoft Senior Vice President Bill Veghte revealed the SKUs that Windows 7 will ship in.
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3.2.2009 Microsoft's Final Prices for Windows Vista Editions?
The source for this article has been withdrawn - this remains for archive purposes until Microsoft verifies or denies it's authenticity.
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22.5.2006 Windows Server Evaluation Editions Free Downloads Bonanza
Microsoft is usually mute when it comes down to critics related to its product and traditionally quiet when it comes to reports thrashing Windows Vista.
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28.7.2008 Windows Server Evaluation Editions Free Downloads Bonanza
Microsoft is offering a veritable bonanza of Windows Server evaluation editions free downloads. Packaged under the label Windows Embedded Server Products Evaluation Software, a number of no less than ten products are offered at no charge for evaluation purposes only.
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29.7.2008 Windows 7 in Europe: full, upgrade and family pack editions
Microsoft has confirmed that upgrade editions of Windows 7 will be available in Europe when the new operating system launches on October 22. The company had previously said that only full version would be on offer.
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24.8.2009 Windows Server 2003 and XP x64 Editions Service Pack 2
There have been a few articles floating around on the Internet since we released the private beta of Windows Server 2003 SP2 a couple of weeks ago. To remove any mystery or speculation about what this Service Pack 2 is about, I thought I would take a couple of minutes to lay it out.
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2.8.2006 IE VPC - New Free Editions of Windows XP SP2 Live for Download!
Two new free editions of Windows XP Service Pack 2 are live for download from Microsoft. The offerings are just the latest versions from a series delivered since late 2006, following the release of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2.
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20.8.2007 Vista Product Editions Still Not Finalized !
"Microsoft recently posted a web page designed to test the Windows Vista help system that included incomplete information about the Windows Vista product line up," a Microsoft spokesperson told Paul Thurrott Monday morning.
"This page has since been removed as it was posted prematurely and was for testing purposes only. We will share more information about the Windows Vista line up in the coming weeks."
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20.2.2006 Vista SP1, and then Windows 7, Windows 8 and Non-Windows Midori
2008 saw the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008, but Microsoft's journey on the Windows path is far from over.
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5.8.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2
Feb 26th, 2008. Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on Windows Vista SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks.
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28.2.2008 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9 – 1 Billion and Counting
Is Windows dead? Or, at least, is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's proprietary operating system?
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15.9.2008 Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9
This week in Microsoft, we covered 128-bit support possibly coming to Windows 8 and Windows 9, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5, Bill Gates, Office 2010 Starter, Microsoft MVP status, Windows Live Hotmail, the EU, and Microsoft Security Essentials.
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10.10.2009 Windows Vista Build 5231 and Windows Media Player 11 Leaks!
Windows Vista Build 5231 has leaked to the web. The new build is said to include Windows Media Player 11 included. View the screenshots below! This is a Main branch build that was released on September 12th, 2005 at 8:20PM.
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Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3: Official Release Dates
A French website, PC Inpact, has posted the official Microsoft product change request forms for Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
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6.2.2008 Download Free Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 Straight from Microsoft
Via the Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image. That's right! Microsoft is offering access to free downloads of Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2.
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6.3.2008 Windows Vista SP1 outperforms Windows XP SP2 in file copy
"Its interesting that people seem to think that Vista under performs in every area of the system which is quite an incorrect perception.
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27.5.2008 Windows Fiji Has RTMd as Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008
Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows Fiji has been released to manufacturing.
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18.7.2008 Windows 7 Beta Doesn't Play Nice with Windows Azure Cloud OS Tools
The promise for Windows 7 is that it will deliver an evolution when it will come down to stretching into the Cloud compared to its precursor, Windows Vista.
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16.1.2009 Internet Explorer 8 MUI packs for Windows XP, Windows Server 03
As detailed in our previous blog post, the following Internet Explorer MUI packs shipped today.
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17.5.2009 Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta adds Windows 7 support
Microsoft announced the release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta, along with news that it will feature Windows 7 support.
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20.7.2009 Check for RAM Error or Defect in Windows 7 and Vista with Windows Memory Diagnostic
Memory or RAM is one of the most important electronic hardware component on a computer systems, not only in term of speed or clock frequency and size, but also the reliability of hardware ecosystem of the RAM sticks or memory modules and its subsystem.
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1.10.2009Windows Server 2008 Versions Announced, with Few Changes
The breakdown for the various editions of Windows Server 2008 was revealed this morning by Microsoft, and the big news there is the almost total lack
of change: Retail server software editions for the next Windows Server will fall right in line with the current Windows Server 2003 R2 editions,
including the number of client access licenses (CALs) provided in the basic package...
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12.11.2007Windows Vista Editions: What's Right for You?
Columnist Walter Glenn
compares the features that are
available in different
editions of Windows Vista...
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19.01.2007Microsoft Hints at Six Vista
Editions
A Windows Vista help page has
provided some insight into
Microsoft's packaging plans
for the next-generation
Windows release due out later
this year. While the company
has yet to make any official
announcement, Microsoft is
ostensibly preparing six
different editions of Windows
Vista...
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20.02.2006Windows 7 in Europe: full, upgrade and family pack editions
Microsoft has confirmed that upgrade editions of Windows 7 will be available in Europe when the new operating system launches on October 22. The
company had previously said that only full version would be on offer. The initial limitation of a full, clean-install only edition was part of the
plans for Windows 7 E, a version of Windows that did not come with Internet Explorer and would be the only version available in the EU. Because
previous versions of Windows all contain Internet Explorer, Microsoft argued that there could not be upgraded to a version without the browser.
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24.08.2009HP netbooks will likely run 3 versions of Windows 7
Hewlett-Packard said it will likely offer at least 3 different editions of Windows 7 - The Starter, Professional and the Home Premium editions on
future models of its Mini netbooks. Kyle Thornton, category manager for Business Notebook PCs at HP, said in an interview that Windows 7 Beta
testing is going on in the Mini netbook line and it runs very well on the Minis, even with Aero turned on. Besides the three editions of Windows 7
that HP plans to support, Thornton also hopes to continue to pre-install both Windows XP Professional and Vista Business on its business-oriented
netbooks.
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10.02.2009Microsoft Color-codes Vista
Editions
Now that it has been quite a
while since it revealed
Windows Vista's official
editions, Microsoft is trying
to find ways to avoid people
from being lost because of the
fact that all seven (nine if
you take the european "N"
editions into account)
editions are on a single DVD,
and to simplify the user
upgrade process.
It is in that in mind that
Microsoft created a color code
for all Windows Vista
editions, the known ones
listed below:
-Home Basic: Light Green
-Home Premium: Dark Green
-Business: Blue
-Ultimate: Silver/Platinum
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18.09.2006Microsoft Confirms Six Vista
Editions
Echoing the information that
leaked out last week,
Microsoft early Monday
confirmed it will ship six
different editions of Windows
Vista. Two versions will be
designed for businesses, three
for consumers, and one for
emerging markets. But will
consumers welcome choice or
simply be intimidated by the
number of options?..
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27.02.2006Comparing Browsers' Memory Usage
The resource usage of browsers is an important aspect in modern-day computing, because the browser is taking on an ever more important role in
day-to-day computing tasks. Hence, it may come as no surprise that many complaints regarding browsers are not about rendering speed or rendering
quality, but about resource usage. Dot Net Perls ran an
interesting benchmark on
Windows Vista SP1, comparing 5 browsers to each other.
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25.06.2008Windows 7, what's the difference between the editions?
As Microsoft unveils the release candidate to TechNet and MSDN customers today we at Neowin wanted to answer that burning question, what is the
difference between all these Windows 7 versions? Microsoft supplied us with the following diagrams and we thought about re-doing them and making them
pretty but they are what they are so without further ado.... Click to enlarge Click to enlarge What does Neowin think? A fair product lineup?
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30.04.2009Critical security patch for IE released, Win 7 RC affected
Microsoft has released an out of band security patch (MS09-034) to fix remote exploits in Internet Explorer. This security update is rated Critical
for the following versions of Internet Explorer:Internet Explorer 5.01, running on supported editions of Microsoft Windows 2000Internet Explorer 6
SP1, running on supported editions of Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XPInternet Explorer 7, running on supported edititions of Windows XP and
VistaInternet Explorer 8, running on supported editions of Windows XP and VistaInternet Explorer 8, running on Windows 7 Release Candidate (build
7100) This security update also resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code
execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer.
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28.07.2009Product Activation for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
All editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are required to complete activation within the first 30 days of use. This bulletin helps
customers and partners better understand the technologies used by product activation for editions distributed through retail, original equipment
manufacturer, and volume licensing channels. Also discussed is how the hardware hash component of the installation ID is created and the scenarios in
which a copy of Windows may have to be re-activated due to a substantial hardware modification.
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07.11.2007Hacker releases working GDI-bug attack code
Security researchers on Monday spotted malicious code that triggers a critical vulnerability in the Chinese version of Windows 2000, and warned users
of other editions to expect attacks.
Symantec Corp. confirmed that the proof-of-concept code publicly posted to the milw0rm.com
site earlier in the day successfully attacks Chinese editions of Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) by exploiting one of the two critical bugs in
Windows GDI, or graphics device interface, that Microsoft Corp. patched last week.
But while the attack code works on
Chinese versions of Windows, it doesn't when pitched against other editions. Rather than allow hackers to execute additional code -- malware to
hijack the PC, for instance -- the exploit simply crashes Explorer, the Windows file manager, on non-Chinese versions of the OS.
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15.04.2008Microsoft Windows Vista
Editions Finalised
According to sources close to
Microsoft, the company has
finalised the editions that
they will be releasing mid-end
of October 2006.
To co-inside with the 5 year
anniversary of Windows XP,
Microsoft will release the
following editions:
-Windows
Vista
-Windows Vista
Business
-Windows Vista
Business N
-Windows Vista Home
Basic
-Windows Vista Home
Basic N
-Windows Vista Home
Premium
-Windows Vista Small
Business
-Windows Vista
Ultimate
Microsoft is clearly
adhering to the European
Commissions ruling that an
unbundled version of Windows
(without Windows Media Player)
needs to be available to all
OEMs and retail outlets hence
forth.
Unfortunately we're unsure
of the specifics of each
version as this has not been
finalised yet.
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13.02.2006Adobe Digital Editions 1.0 Now Available
Adobe Systems Incorporated
today announced the release of
Adobe
Digital Editions 1.0, a
new software application built
from the ground up for
acquiring, managing and
reading eBooks, digital
newspapers, and other digital
publications. Available as a
free download for Microsoft
Windows and Macintosh systems,
Adobe Digital Editions
software transforms the
digital reading experience and
offers new creative
possibilities for publishers.
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19.06.2007Windows 7 Lineup Offers Clear Choice for Consumers and Businesses
Q&A: Windows General Manager Mike Ybarra discusses how Windows 7 editions are being designed to make buying simple, while serving the needs of more
than 1 billion customers worldwide...
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04.02.2009HP says its netbooks will likely run three versions of Windows 7
In a vote of confidence for Windows 7's suitability for use on netbook PCs, Hewlett-Packard Co. said it will likely offer at least three different
editions of the upcoming operating system on future models of its Mini netbooks.
That includes the Professional and Home Premium
editions, which Microsoft Corp. last week said will be the two primary versions of Windows 7, and the low-end Starter edition, which will limit users
to running three applications at a time.
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10.02.2009Microsoft slashes Windows Vista prices
Microsoft put up a
Q&A on
PressPass with Brad Brooks. He's the CVP of Windows Consumer Product marketing, and he announced that Microsoft is dropping the price of
retail-packaged product (RPP) versions of Windows Vista when the SP1 version hits the shelves in a few weeks. From the interview:
PressPass: What did you announce today?
Brooks: Today we announced a variety of price reductions for copies of Windows Vista
sold on retail shelves. In developed markets, the price changes will most notably impact upgrade retail versions of the new editions we introduced in
2007 -- Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate editions. In emerging markets, we are combining full and upgrade Home Basic and Home Premium versions
into full versions of these editions and instituting price changes to meet the demand we see among first-time Windows customers who want more
functionality than is available in current Windows XP editions. In addition, we are also adjusting pricing on Windows Vista Ultimate in emerging
markets to be comparable to price changes developed market customers will see.
These price changes will take effect globally with the
retail release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 later this year, though some markets will see reduced prices sooner as a result of promotions many of
our partners already are driving, such as Amazon.com in the United States.
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29.02.2008Windows 7: Cheaper Than Vista (and Every Other Windows OS)
It turns out, even if you don't weigh in all the
slightly confusing Windows
7 upgrade deals, Microsoft's latest OS is its least expensive to date, and a real bargain compared to Vista.
Looking
at full (non-upgrade) pricing of consumer Windows editions really tells the story: When you compare sticker prices, you can see that most editions
hovered around the $200 mark, with a rare spike found in the $260 Vista Home Premium. When you adjust for inflation, that fairly regular pricing
becomes a downward cascade—except for that Vista price hike...
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26.06.2009Windows XP Service Pack 2 and
Gaming Performance Benchmarks
Columnist Joel Durham ran a
series of benchmarks comparing
gaming performance on a system
running Windows XP SP1 to one
running Windows XP SP2...
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04.01.2006Windows 7 E Best Practices for ISVs
Yochay Kiriaty: In a
prev
ious post, we explained how Microsoft is working to fulfill our legal obligations in Europe for Windows 7. In the meantime, we received some
questions about what the E editions of Windows 7 will mean for ISVs and developers.
I took the most common questions and posed
them to Arik Cohen, a Program Manager who is working on the E editions of Windows 7. If you have other questions about how this could affect your
applications, please add your comments to the post to let us know and well work to get your questions answered...
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